Saturday witnessed the official opening of carnival festivities in Dominica with an extravagant display of originality, color and pageantry as ‘The Real Mas’ 2010 got underway, The Dominican website reports. A wide variety of groups, costume bands, carnival queen contestants and other individuals from across the country participated as took to the streets going through Victoria Street in Roseau, passing along the Dame Eugenia Charles Boulevard and culminating at the Pottersville Savannah.
At the official opening ceremony, which followed, the large crowd heard addresses from ministers of Government as well as officials from the Carnival Development Committee.

For the original report go to http://www.thedominican.net/2010/01/real-mas-2010-hets-underway-in-dominica.html